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[Live Streaming] – Vote count in Kenya’s repeat poll

Kenyans on Thursday cast their votes to choose a new president in an election that was boycotted by the opposition political party.

Ethiopia: Deaths recorded as police clash with protesters

At least five people were killed in a town in Ethiopia’s restive Oromiya region on Thursday after police opened fire during a protest, witnesses said.

Violence characterizes Kenya election, 1 dead

One person has been killed with three others reported to have sustained injuries as violence characterizes ongoing voting in Kenya’s repeat poll.

Uganda’s Besigye re-arrested after initial release

Uganda’s outspoken politician and opposition leader from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Kizza Besigye who was released on Wednesday from detention has been re-arrested by the police.

[Live Streaming] – Kenyans vote in repeat poll amid opposition boycott

Kenyans are voting in a repeat presidential election boycotted by opposition supporters who have been asked by their leader, Raila Odinga to stay away.

Ugandan opposition leader Besigye released from detention

Uganda’s outspoken politician and opposition leader from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Kizza Besigye was released on Wednesday from detention after his arrest last week by the police.

Kenya’s repeat poll to go ahead amid tension

Officials of Kenya's election commission on Wednesday confirmed that the repeat presidential election would take place on Thursday as scheduled.

Kenya: Top Court can’t hear petition to stop repeat poll

Kenya’s Supreme Court on Wednesday was unable to hear a case filed by some voters seeking to have Thursday’s repeat presidential election stopped.

3-year-olds in Uganda to receive sex education

The government of Uganda has announced that it would be introducing children as young as three years in schools to sex education.

Ugandan MP fined $10 for urinating in public

A Ugandan Member of Parliament has been fined $10 by a court in the capital Kampala for urinating in public. Pictures of Abraham Abiriga’s offence were made public sparking widespread condemnation on social media.

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